Kama Sutra

Kama Sutra
Kama Sutra [kä΄mə so͞o′trə]
n.
Sans kāmasūtra < kāma, love (see KAMA1, the god) + sūtra, thread, guide line, manual
a Hindu religious treatise written c.A.D. 400, that deals with pleasure, love, and sexuality: also written Kamasutra n.

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  • Kama Sutra — ► NOUN ▪ an ancient Sanskrit text on the art of love and sexual technique. ORIGIN Sanskrit, love thread …   English terms dictionary

  • Kama Sutra — The Kama Sutra (Sanskrit: कामसूत्र), (alternative spellings: Kamasutram or simply Kamasutra), is an ancient Indian text widely considered to be the standard work on love in Sanskrit literature written by the Indian intellectual Vatsyayana. A… …   Wikipedia

  • Kama sutra — Para otros usos de este término, véase Kama sutra (desambiguación). El Kama sutra es un antiguo texto hindú que trata sobre el comportamiento sexual del hombre. काम सूत्र, en escritura devánagari. kāma sūtra, en el sistema IAST de transliteración …   Wikipedia Español

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